Blog Tour: With Fire In Their Blood by Kat Delacorte

    

SPOTLIGHT

Title: With Fire In Their Blood
Author: Kat Delacorte
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date: 1st September 2022

Synopsis:

When sixteen-year-old Lilly arrives in Castello, she isn't impressed.
A secluded town in the Italian mountains is not where she saw her last years of high school playing out. 

Divided for generations by a brutal clan-family war, the two halves of Castello are kept from destroying each other by the mysterious General, a leader determined to maintain order and 'purity'. . . whatever the cost. 

Lilly falls in with the rebellious Liza, brooding Nico and sensitive Christian, and sparks begin to fly. But in a city where love can lead to ruin, Lilly isn't sure she can trust anyone -- not even herself. 

And then she accidentally breaks Castello's most important rule: when the General's men come to test your blood, you'd better not be anything more than human...

Perfect for lovers of Chloe Gong, Renée Ahdieh and V.E. Schwab, With Fire in Their Blood is quality YA storytelling at its best by an exciting new voice in YA fantasy.

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About the author - Kat Delacorte

Kat Delacorte was eleven years old when her family moved from the United States to a small town in central Italy. She soon began writing stories about her new friends developing superpowers, and she hasn't looked back since. She graduated with a BA in History from Columbia University, and lives in Venice, Italy.

TheWriteReads Tour: Review: Fireborn by Aisling Fowler

   

Title: Fireborn
Author: Aisling Fowler
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date: 30th September 2021

Synopsis:

Lyra. Lucy. Percy. Once in a generation, a hero emerges whose story enthralls readers worldwide.

Fireborn is an epic quest, perfect for fans of the His Dark Materials and The School for Good and Evil series, that will spin readers into a magical world like no other–and introduce them to an unforgettable new heroine named Twelve.

Ember is full of monsters.

Twelve gave up her name and identity to train in the art of hunting them–so she says. The truth is much more deadly: she trains to take revenge on those who took her family from her.

But when Twelve’s new home is attacked, she’ll find herself on an unexpected journey, where her hidden past is inescapably intertwined with her destiny–and the very fate of her world.

TheWriteReads Review: Kings & Daemons by Marcus Lee

  

Title: Kigs & Daemons

Author: Marcus Lee

Publisher: Independently Published

Release Date: 25th May 2020

Synopsis:

If you like fantasy tales of conquest, dark kings, daemonic heroes, and magic, you’ll love ‘Kings and Daemons’ by Epic Fantasy author, Marcus Lee. This is a spellbinding Dark Fantasy novel which will enchant you with its plot of ambition, revenge, love, and tragedy. What the gods give with one hand, they take away with the other, for if you have a gift, you shall also have a curse.

Over fifty years have passed since Daleth the seemingly immortal Witch-King, and his army conquered the Ember Kingdom.

Now, with the once fertile lands and its enslaved people dying around him, the Witch-King, driven by his insatiable thirst for eternal youth, prepares his forces to march on the prosperous neighbouring Freestates. It will be the beginnings of a conquest that could destroy nations, bringing death and destruction on an unimaginable scale.

Then, when a peasant huntress comes to know of her  rare gift  from birth , it sets in motion a chain of events that could alter the destiny of generations to come.

The Royal Readathon: Sidekicks TBR

 

For the whole of August (1st to 31st) I am going to be taking part in the The Royal Readathon: Sidekicks edition hosted by the amazing Becca and Liv.

I will leave a link to the youtube announcement video explaining it all here.

The video linked above explains it in more detail so please check that out.

Without further ado onto my TBR...

Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag

 

So up until the end of June 2021 I have read 120 books.

I have given 28 books 5 stars and 59 books 4/4.5 stars.

I've been missing on here for a while due to personal health reasons but am hoping to get back to some semblance of a schedule, even if it's only a few posts a month to start with.

So without further ado onto the questions

Tour Review: Setsuko and the Song of the Sea by Fiona Barker

        

Details:

Title: Setsuko and the Song of the Sea

Author: Fiona Barker

Publisher: Tiny Tree

ISBN 13: 978-1910265949

Synopsis:

Setsuko loves the sea. She swims its shallows. She dives its depths. But she worries that her friends have chosen to abandon her way of life. Then she meets a whale who also fears he is the last of his kind. In return for giving him hope, he gifts her a song which she uses to remind people of the beauty of the ocean. Setsuko took the song and made it her own. They played together from the first crisp light of morning until the setting of the evening sun. Everyone who heard Setsuko's song was filled with the wonder of the sea. They remembered the beauty and mystery of the ocean. 

A story of an unlikely friendship, Setsuko and her friend the whale have one thing in common - their love of the sea. Much like the revered ama-san, - women who have been diving off the coast of the Shima peninsula in Japan for over 2,000 years - Setsuko is a strong girl who is on the path to becoming one of these real-life mermaids. 

10% of the net profits from each book will be donated to the Marine Conservation Society, the UK charity working for seas full of life. Visit www.mcsuk.org to find out more.

Review:

Spotlight: What Beauty There Is by Cory Anderson

 

Title: What Beauty There Is

Author: Cory Anderson

Publisher: Penguin

Release Date: 8th April 2021

Synopsis:

When everything you love is in danger, how long can you keep running to survive?

Life can be brutal
Winter in Idaho. The sky is dark. It is cold enough to crack bones.

Jack knew it
Jack Dahl has nothing left. Except his younger brother, Matty, who he'd die for. Their mother is gone, and their funds are quickly dwindling, Jack needs to make a choice: lose his brother to foster care, or find the drug money that sent his father to prison.

So did I
Ava lives in isolation, a life of silence. For seventeen years her father, a merciless man, has controlled her fate. He has taught her to love no one.

Did I feel the flutter of wings when Jack and I met? Did I sense the coming tornado?
But now Ava wants to break the rules - to let Jack in and open her heart. Then she discovers that Jack and her father are stalking the same money, and suddenly Ava is faced with a terrible choice: remain silent or speak out and help the brothers survive.

Looking back, I think I did . . .

Today is my stop on the #UltimateBlogTour organised by @The_Writereads in association with Penguin. While this book wasn't my kind of book it was still very well written and I know a lot of people will truly love it. 

(There are some triggering themes in this book, please check Goodreads before going in so you know what to expect)

Meet the Author - Cory Anderson

Cory Anderson is a winnter of the League of Utah Writers Young Adult Novel Award and Grand Prize in the Storymakers Conference First Chapter Contest. She lives in Utah with her family. What Beauty There Is is her debut novel.

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